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Bribie Island is located halfway between Brisbane and The Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia. The island is a sand island approximately 30km long and 5km wide at its widest point. 80% of the island either National Park or state forest. It is Queensland's only offshore island linked by bridge and is separated from the mainland by Pumicestone Passage, a stunningly beautiful passage of water that is home to more than 350 species of birdlife, dugongs, turtles and dolphins  It also provides excellent fishing, and boating.
Distance from Brisbane (state capital): 70 kilometres.

You can drive to the Brisbane CBD and Brisbane International airport, in an hour and to the northern suburbs of Chermside, Aspley and Redcliffe in much less. The Sunshine Coast is also easy to drive to with Noosa being approximately an hour away and   Caloundra being about 45 minutes drive to the North. Bribie Island is part of the Caboolture Shire which is one of the fastest growing areas in Australia in terms of population.

 

 

Woorim Beach

•  Swim and surf at Woorim, the closest patrolled surf beach from Brisbane
• Play on the championship links at the Bribie Island Golf Club
• There are 3 Lawn Bowls clubs on Bribie.
• Cycle tracks abound, from Pumicestone Passage across to the ocean surf beach
• Fish in  the waters and estuaries of Pumicestone Passage,
• Walk along bush and beach tracks and observe the flora and fauna .
• The waters of Bribie Island suit all types of boating .

 

 

Matthew Flinders Infomation Site.

Links to other sites about Bribie Island

Rotary Club of Bribie Island Chamber of Commerce Bribie Island Orchid Society The Bribie Island Croquet Club Inc Caboolture Shire Bribie Island runs BRIBIE ISLAND - QLD Latitude: 27 00S - Longitude: 153 07E Temperatures displayed are in °C Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 26.6 26.6 26.4 25.5 24.4 22.9 22.1 22.0 21.9 23.6 24.6 25.8 MIN MAX Yearly Average 21.9 26.6 24.36 NOTE: Average sea surface temperatures can vary by 0.1-1.5°C Source of Data: The data itself is a mean of sea surface temperature within 1 degree radius of the coastal town, therefore it will vary from real time data. The data displayed has been extracted from the NODC - WORLD OCEAN ATLAS 98 The source data is provided by many marine agencies around the world.